Sprint and Motorola have slated the Motorola Q for release on Sprint’s network sometime this month. Online buyers should be able to click-to-buy a Sprint branded Motorola Q in about two-weeks, while retail channels suffer for an additional month, before being able to sling the much anticipated device your way. More►
The Sanyo M1 handset is now available from all of Sprint’s retail channels. The Sanyo M1 is special for its ability to play up to 18 hours of music. While the advanved power management feature from Sanyo is a major selling point, the mostly music focused the M1 rounds out to be a capable handset despite the lack of an external memory card slot. More►
The GPS Phone from Pharos, a rebranded E-Ten Glofish X500 is scheduled to launch in the US next month. Quick specs on the device include quad-band GSM/EDGE, built-in GPS (SirfStar III receiver), Wi-Fi, Fm radio, Bluetooth, 2 megapixel camera and a MicroSD memory card slot. The Pharos GPS Phone will operate on Windows Mobile 5 Operating System and comes bundled with the Pharos Ostia navigation software. Pharos will distribute the phone direct and unlocked for $699.
Man I have been reading on this handset for quite a while. Even visiting websites I can by no means read to get the goods on it. Finally, the LG Shine is making its way to the UK and the US. A part of the awesome lineup of phones included in the LG Black Label, the Shine also known as the LG SV420 is slated to be the next headturning handset. More►
Samsung and Cingular are starting to look like a dynamic duo. It seems as Motorola is with Verizon so is Samsung with Cingular. On deck and recently reviewed, the Samsung SGH A707
. Stated to be the flagship of Cingular 3G, the SYNC from Samsung gets a good looking over from Eric Lin at PhoneScoop and others. After reading I get the feeling that Cingular is taking two steps forward and one step back with this handset. More►
Still considering the phone from LG and Prada? Well Vertu, the wholly owned subsidiary of Nokia (according to wikipedia) is taking orders for the only 8 existing Signature Cobra handsets in the world. A total glam device, designed by Boucheron, the Cobra handset includes one pear-cut diamond, if that is not a enough there is another round white diamond, two emerald eyes (for the cobra of course) and a whopping 439 rubies. A version without rubies for the less fortunate will also be available for $115,000.
With its’ candybar shape, GPS, EV-DO, QWERTY keypad, auto-focus 2 megapixel camera, video and music player, Bluetooth (1.2), push email, 262k color 160×128 display and microSD expansion slot, the LG enV (VX9900) recently received the work over by Michael Oryl.
A few hits and misses, the LG enV could have definitely used some of the artistic design that we’ve been seeing in other handsets, like the Chocolate and the Shine. Other gripes include poor contact management as it has limited search funtions and near deplorable MP3 support. More►
2006 is coming to a close and besides the all but forgotten RIM vs. NTP escapade that occured earlier in the year, Samsung has been doing just about everything to mark 2006 as their year. Even as we get our final tuxedo fittings for New Year’s Eve, Samsung has unloaded yet another “world’s first” with the Samsung SCH V960 touting the claim, by way of an optical joystick (like the bottom of your mouse) to help navigate through the phone menus.
You still use your finger to navigate but now you “scroll” over the optical sensor which removes the limitations of the standard four-way nav pad that you’re used to. More►
We’ve been sniffing our traps and getting whiffs of this device for quite a while. Initially the Vox was thought to be a rumor, but like many mobile rumors, it’s true. What you see here, is a near final rendition of the HTC Vox, otherwise known as the HTC S710. The photo is said to come direct from HTC despite the poorly positioned OS screenshot.
The main question we are spotting online is : “Where is the D-pad?” It seems HTC went for other navigation options with the S710. No matter, the phone looks like it has some potential, despite the lack of a D-pad. Now the details. More►
We recently reported on the Samsung F300 Ultra Music phone, well here is the sibling that we mentioned briefly, the F500. Like the F300 the SGH F500 is slim and packs a punch. While the other handset focuses on music, the strength of the Samsung F500 is video.
The F500 Ultra Video has a 2.4″ QVGA TFT display and will have direct DivX support. The handset sports a 2 megapixel camera and shows its’ phone functions on the flipside, same as the F300.
